2018-05-15T15:30:33-05:00 2017-12-31 455297192 RYAN GUNSAULS & O'DONNELL LLC 5590 E YALE AVE SUITE 201 DENVER CO 80222 990 2017-01-01 202501002 COLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE COLO 3032922779 2490 W 26TH AVE BLDG A SUITE 110 DENVER CO 80211 MARY ZANOTTI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3032465490 2018-05-15 1 DOUGLAS A BARR CPA P00474175 3037585558 2018-05-15 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X MARY ZANOTTI 2490 W 26TH AVE BLDG A SUITE 110 DENVER CO 80211 3810598 0 X YOUTHFORACHANGE.ORG X 2005 CO THE MISSION OF COLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE IS TO SOLVE COLORADO'S DROPOUT CRISIS. BECAUSE EVEN ONE STUDENT WHO DROPS OUT IS TOO MANY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THIS WORK THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PARTNERSHIPS, REENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION, ATTENDANCE, AND FUTURES ACADEMY. 12 12 148 12 0 0 3042288 3720239 0 11600 227 174 37801 56211 3080316 3788224 0 0 0 0 2330213 2877430 0 0 202389 709572 882071 3039785 3759501 40531 28723 758436 952627 84661 250129 673775 702498 X THE MISSION OF COLORADO YOUTH FOR A CHANGE IS TO SOLVE COLORADO'S DROPOUT CRISIS. BECAUSE EVEN ONE STUDENT WHO DROPS OUT IS TOO MANY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THIS WORK THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PARTNERSHIPS, REENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION, ATTENDANCE, AND FUTURES ACADEMY. 0 0 976590 3480 PREVENTION - CYC FOCUSES ON K-3RD GRADE LITERACY, 9TH - 12TH GRADE ACADEMICS, AND ATTENDANCE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH TO ADDRESS THE DROPOUT CRISIS THROUGH A PREVENTATIVE LENS. 1) EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION: EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS PROVIDE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS, SKILL-BUILDING TRAINING, TUTORING, AND ADVOCACY TO HELP OFF-TRACK 9TH GRADE STUDENTS PASS CORE COURSES AND EARN NECESSARY CREDITS TO HELP THEM GRADUATE ON TIME. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, 78% OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED WITH A DIPLOMA OR GED OR ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SCHOOL AND ON-TRACK TO GRADUATE. IN 2017, CYC SERVED 273 YOUTH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; THERE WAS A 51% REDUCTION IN CORE COURSE FAILURES AMONG THESE YOUTH AND 70% ARE TRACK TO GRADUATE BY CREDITS.2) ATTENDANCE: ATTENDANCE SPECIALISTS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH 70-90% ATTENDANCE AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH SCHOOL STAFF TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL AND REDUCE DROPOUT RATES FOR STUDENTS WITH LOWER THAN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. SPECIALISTS CHECK ATTENDANCE DAILY, MAKE PHONE CALLS AND HOME VISITS, AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL. IN 2017, CYC SERVE 556 STUDENTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.3) COLORADO READING CORPS: MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INTRODUCED THIS MODEL TO METRO DENVER IN 2012 AND IT BECAME THE FIRST REPLICATION SITE OF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MINNESOTA READING CORPS. CYC NOW OPERATES THIS PROGRAM. TRAINED TUTORS (AMERICORPS MEMBERS) PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE, 20 MINUTE, DAILY LITERACY INTERVENTIONS TO KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS PERFORMING BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN READING TO GET THEM ON TRACK. CYC EXPECTS TO SERVE 800 K-3RD GRADERS DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR; 75% OF TUTORED STUDENTS WILL EXCEED TARGET GROWTH RATES. 651060 2320 REENGAGEMENT: REENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS ASSIST OUT-OF-SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RETURNING TO SCHOOL, AND ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF AT CHARTER, ALTERNATIVE, AND TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS TO ENSURE YOUTH CONNECT WITH APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL VENUES TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS. SPECIALISTS SUPPORT STUDENTS AFTER REENROLLMENT TO ENSURE STABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUCCESS. CYC ASSISTED 477 OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH REENROLL IN SCHOOL OR TRANSFER TO A SCHOOL THAT BETTER FITS THEIR NEEDS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; 66% ENDED THE YEAR WITH CONTINUED ENROLLMENT OR GRADUATION. 1627649 5800 FUTURES ACADEMY: THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CYC OPERATES FUTURES ACADEMY IN AURORA, WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN CREDITS FOR THEIR AGE WITH DIRECT-INSTRUCTION GED PREPARATION AND CONCURRENT COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES. CYC ENROLLED 317 YOUTH IN FUTURES ACADEMY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; 48 STUDENTS ATTAINED THEIR GED; 58 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COURSES AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA OR PICKENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 3255299 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 148 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CO X X TWANISHA PARNELL 7202359815 2490 W 26TH AVE BLDG A SUITE 110 DENVER CO 80211 MATTHEW PADILLA BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLARE WILSON CHAIR ELECT/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN F MONTOYA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TARA WINWARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ST JOHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK BAMONTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROQUE ROBLES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM TOFT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KILKENNY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM RYAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HUGHES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DJ CLOSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ZANOTTI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 97494 0 6589 97494 0 6589 0 0 0 0 0 36000 3045485 638754 3720239 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611710 11600 11600 11600 174 174 78585 36000 22374 56211 56211 3788224 11600 0 56385 97494 84237 8141 5116 2517596 2175260 210225 132111 38812 32614 3674 2524 10621 8924 1006 691 212907 178905 20156 13846 11192 9567 368 1257 129366 125059 978 3329 21692 17727 2661 1304 93863 76707 11512 5644 170043 161939 4001 4103 4395 4104 212 79 23253 23253 213223 184708 11444 17071 PROGRAM EXPENSES 114497 114497 EDUCATION 76589 71527 3703 1359 LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIP 11669 5378 262 6029 FUNDRAISING 6527 6527 5762 4146 217 1399 3759501 3255299 301813 202389 230914 180539 200917 130089 9073 15491 208358 513080 18815 13665 193829 109285 75140 84544 15219 15219 758436 952627 84661 250129 84661 250129 X 667775 687498 6000 15000 673775 702498 758436 952627 28723 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3012794 1919434 2413679 3042288 3720239 14108434 3012794 1919434 2413679 3042288 3720239 14108434 14108434 2214 807 381 227 174 3803 10179 82938 37801 56211 187129 14299366 11600 0.98660 0.98990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 32803 15528 17275 161026 93757 67269 84544 X 3810598 0 3810598 -22374 -22374 3788224 3781875 22374 22374 3759501 0 3759501 PART X, LINE 2: CYC IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. CYC IS, HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME WAS EARNED BY CYC. CYC HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF INCOME TAXES. IN DETERMINING THE RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, CYC APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND DETERMINES THE MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNTS AND PROBABILITIES OF THE OUTCOMES THAT COULD BE REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH TAXING AUTHORITIES. CYC ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON THEIR FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE OPEN TAX YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2016. BASED ON THEIR ANALYSIS, CYC DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THAT CYC SHOULD PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS -22,374. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS 22,374. SPECIAL EVENTS 114585 36000 78585 22374 114585 36000 78585 22374 22374 56211 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENFORCE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITOR ANY RELATIONSHIPS OF STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS AS IT RELATES TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO SECURE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF NONPROFIT SOURCES, ALONG WITH OTHER SECTOR TRENDS AND AGENCY DATA AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP A SALARY RANGE FOR EXECUTIVES, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.